The Resource The British Economy in the Twentieth Century, by Alan Booth, (electronic resource)
The British Economy in the Twentieth Century, by Alan Booth, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- It is commonplace to assume that the twentieth-century British economy has failed, falling from the world's richest industrial country in 1900 to one of the poorest nations of Western Europe in 2000. Manufacturing is inevitably the centre of this failure: British industrial managers cannot organise the proverbial 'knees-up' in a brewery; British workers are idle and greedy; its financial system is uniquely geared to the short term interests of the City rather than of manufacturing; its economic policies areperverse for industry; and its culture is fundamentally anti-industrial. There is a grain of truth in each of these statements, but only a grain. In this book, Alan Booth notes that Britain's living standards have definitely been overtaken, but evidence that Britain has fallen continuously further and further behindits major competitors is thin indeed. Although British manufacturing has been much criticised, it has performed comparatively better than the service sector. The British Economy in the Twentieth Century combines narrative with a conceptual and analytic approach to review British economic performance during the twentieth century in a controlled comparative framework. It looks at key themes, including economic growth and welfare, the working of the labour market, and the performance of entrepreneurs and managers. Alan Booth argues that a careful, balanced assessment (which must embrace the whole century rather than simply the post-war years) does not support the loud and persistent case for systematic failure in British management, labour, institutions, culture and economic policy. Relative decline has been much more modest, patchy and inevitable than commonly believed.--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (X, 244 pages)
- Contents
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- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- Introduction
- Economic Growth and Welfare
- Britain's Place in the World Economy
- Industry, Entrepreneurs and Managers
- The Labour Market, Unions and Skill
- Government and Economic Policy
- The Cultural Critique
- Guide to Further Reading
- Bibliography
- Index
- Isbn
- 9781403940254
- Label
- The British Economy in the Twentieth Century
- Title
- The British Economy in the Twentieth Century
- Statement of responsibility
- by Alan Booth
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- It is commonplace to assume that the twentieth-century British economy has failed, falling from the world's richest industrial country in 1900 to one of the poorest nations of Western Europe in 2000. Manufacturing is inevitably the centre of this failure: British industrial managers cannot organise the proverbial 'knees-up' in a brewery; British workers are idle and greedy; its financial system is uniquely geared to the short term interests of the City rather than of manufacturing; its economic policies areperverse for industry; and its culture is fundamentally anti-industrial. There is a grain of truth in each of these statements, but only a grain. In this book, Alan Booth notes that Britain's living standards have definitely been overtaken, but evidence that Britain has fallen continuously further and further behindits major competitors is thin indeed. Although British manufacturing has been much criticised, it has performed comparatively better than the service sector. The British Economy in the Twentieth Century combines narrative with a conceptual and analytic approach to review British economic performance during the twentieth century in a controlled comparative framework. It looks at key themes, including economic growth and welfare, the working of the labour market, and the performance of entrepreneurs and managers. Alan Booth argues that a careful, balanced assessment (which must embrace the whole century rather than simply the post-war years) does not support the loud and persistent case for systematic failure in British management, labour, institutions, culture and economic policy. Relative decline has been much more modest, patchy and inevitable than commonly believed.--
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- Booth, Alan
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- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- Series statement
- Springer
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- Great Britain-History
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- The British Economy in the Twentieth Century, by Alan Booth, (electronic resource)
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- online resource
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
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- Contents
- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Introduction -- Economic Growth and Welfare -- Britain's Place in the World Economy -- Industry, Entrepreneurs and Managers -- The Labour Market, Unions and Skill -- Government and Economic Policy -- The Cultural Critique -- Guide to Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Index
- Control code
- 978-1-4039-4025-4
- Dimensions
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- Extent
- 1 online resource (X, 244 pages)
- Form of item
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- online
- electronic
- Governing access note
- Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
- Isbn
- 9781403940254
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- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)55209503
- Label
- The British Economy in the Twentieth Century, by Alan Booth, (electronic resource)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Introduction -- Economic Growth and Welfare -- Britain's Place in the World Economy -- Industry, Entrepreneurs and Managers -- The Labour Market, Unions and Skill -- Government and Economic Policy -- The Cultural Critique -- Guide to Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Index
- Control code
- 978-1-4039-4025-4
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (X, 244 pages)
- Form of item
-
- online
- electronic
- Governing access note
- Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
- Isbn
- 9781403940254
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)55209503
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